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Judges 21:20-23

20Andtheycommandedוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tzavH6680thechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Goandlieוַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.rav.TemH693inwaitH693inthevineyardsבַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ba.ke.ra.MimH3754,

21andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200,and,behold,ifthedaughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323ofShilohשִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoH7887comeH1980outtodanceinthedances,thencomeH1980yeoutofthevineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754,andcatchyoueverymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802ofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofShilohשִׁיל֑וֹshi.LoH7887,andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980tothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

22Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961,whentheirfathersאֲבוֹתָם֩'a.vo.TamH1ortheirbrethrencomeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935tocomplainuntous,thatwewillsayוְאָמַ֤רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559untothem,Grantthemgraciouslyuntous,becausewetookH3947notforeachmanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofthemhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802inbattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,neitherdidyegiveH5414themuntothem,elsewouldyenowbeH1961guiltyתֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ סte'.Sha.muH816.

23AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144didsoH3651,andtookH5375themwives,accordingtotheirnumberלְמִסְפָּרָ֔םle.mis.pa.RamH4557,ofthemthatdanced,whomtheycarriedH5375off:andtheywentH7725andreturnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725untotheirinheritanceנַ֣חֲלָתָ֔םna.cha.la.TamH5159,andbuiltH1129thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inthem.

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